2020 Liga 1 (Peru)

The 2020 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2020 Liga 1 Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 104th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 20 teams are competing in the season with Binacional coming in as defending champions. It was the first Liga 1 season to incorporate the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) review system.

Liga 1
Season2020
Dates31 January – 13 December 2020
Matches played60
Goals scored165 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerLionard Pajoy
Aldair Rodríguez
(5 goals each)
Biggest home winCienciano 4–0 U. San Martín
(9 February)
Biggest away winCarlos Stein 0–3 Mannucci
(2 February)
Cienciano 1–4 Ayacucho
(29 February)
Highest scoringCienciano 5–2 Llacuabamba
(14 February)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 9 March 2020.

On 12 March, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional announced the decision to suspend the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

On 8 June, the FPF and the Liga de Fútbol Profesional confirmed that the league would resume on 31 July with the seventh round of the Torneo Apertura, with training sessions to resume on 22 June. It was also announced that all the remaining matches of the season would be relocated to Lima to avoid the constant travel between cities that clubs must do under normal circumstances, as well as an alteration to the competition format.[2]

Competition format

The season will be divided into three stages: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and the Playoffs.

The first and second stages will be two Apertura and Clausura tournaments. In the Apertura tournament, each team will play the other teams once for a total of 19 games. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clausura tournament was scheduled to be played in a similar way to the Apertura, with reversed fixtures, however, its format will be altered due to the 5-month suspension of the league. For the Clausura, the 20 teams will be split into two groups of 10 according to their final placement in the Apertura: teams placing in odd-numbered positions will play in one group while teams placed in even-numbered positions will play in the other one. Teams will play the other teams in their group once, with the winners of both groups playing a final to decide the Clausura winners.[2] Points earned during the Apertura will not carry over during the Clausura. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura stages will qualify to the playoffs along with the top two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season.

The playoffs to decide the national champion will be contested by four teams, which will play two semifinals with the winners playing the final. In every stage of the playoffs, the teams with the most points on the aggregate table will choose which leg they play as the home team. If the teams are tied in points after the two legs of the final, a third match on neutral ground will be played to decide the national champion. If a team wins both the Apertura and Clausura, the playoffs will not be played and that team will be declared as champion.

Qualification to international competitions will be as follows: the top four teams of the aggregate table will qualify for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, while the next three best teams in that table will qualify for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, with a fourth berth being allocated to the 2020 Copa Bicentenario winners.[3] With the cancellation of the Copa Bicentenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Copa Sudamericana berth allocated to its winner was transferred to the eighth best team in the aggregate table.[4] The four teams with the fewest points in the aggregate table at the end of the season will be relegated, unless the Copa Perú is not played this season, in which case only three teams will be relegated. If the Liga 2 is not played this season either, only two teams will be relegated.[2]

Teams

A total of 20 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2020 Liga 1, an increase of two teams from the previous season. The top sixteen teams in the 2019 Liga 1 will take part, along with 2019 Liga 2 champions Cienciano, Copa Perú champions Carlos Stein, and the top two teams of the promotion play-offs (Atlético Grau and Deportivo Llacuabamba).

On 23 December 2019, Real Garcilaso announced its name change to Cusco Fútbol Club.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2020 Liga 1 teams
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity[5]
Alianza Lima Mario SalasLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Alianza Universidad Rony RevollarHuánucoHeraclio Tapia25,000
Atlético Grau Rafael CastilloPiura
Sullana		Miguel Grau
Campeones del 36[note 1]		25,000
12,000
Ayacucho Gerardo AmeliAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
Binacional Flabio TorresJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,030
Cantolao Hernán LisiCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Carlos A. Mannucci Pablo PeiranoTrujilloMansiche25,000
Carlos Stein Orlando LavalleOlmos
Guadalupe		Francisco Mendoza Pizarro
Carlos A. Olivares[note 2]		7,000
12,000
Cienciano Marcelo GrioniCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Cusco Carlos RamacciottiCusco
Sicuani		Garcilaso
Túpac Amaru[note 3]		42,056
15,000
Deportivo Llacuabamba Néstor OteroCajabamba
Cajamarca		Germán Contreras Jara
Héroes de San Ramón[note 4]		6,300
18,000
Deportivo Municipal Víctor RiveraLimaIván Elías Moreno
Universidad San Marcos[note 5]		10,000
43,000
Melgar Carlos BustosArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,000
Sport Boys Marcelo VivasCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Sport Huancayo Wilmar ValenciaHuancayoEstadio Huancayo20,000
Sporting Cristal Roberto MosqueraLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Universidad César Vallejo José del SolarTrujilloMansiche25,000
Universidad San Martín Héctor BidoglioLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Universitario VacantLimaMonumental80,093
UTC Franco NavarroCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
  1. Used by Atlético Grau as temporary home stadium while Estadio Miguel Grau is remodeled.
  2. Used by Carlos Stein for their Torneo Apertura home matches against Universitario and Binacional.
  3. Used by Cusco for their Torneo Apertura home match against Universidad César Vallejo.
  4. Used by Deportivo Llacuabamba for their Torneo Apertura home matches against Cantolao, Universidad San Martín and UTC.
  5. Used by Deportivo Municipal as temporary home stadium while Estadio Iván Elías Moreno is remodeled.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Sport Huancayo Carlos Ramacciotti Resigned 18 November 2019[6] Pre-season Wilmar Valencia 19 December 2019[7]
Cantolao Jorge Araujo End of contract 24 November 2019[8] Hernán Lisi 14 December 2019[9]
UTC Gerardo Ameli 24 November 2019 Franco Navarro 28 November 2019[10]
Melgar Mario Valencia End of caretaker spell 24 November 2019 Carlos Bustos 2 December 2019[11]
Ayacucho Mario Viera Signed by Carlos A. Mannucci 27 November 2019[12] Gerardo Ameli 29 November 2019[13]
Carlos A. Mannucci Pablo Peirano End of contract 28 November 2019[14] Juan Manuel Llop 1 December 2019[15]
Universidad San Martín Carlos Bustos 28 November 2019[16] Héctor Bidoglio 13 December 2019[17]
Universitario Ángel Comizzo 28 November 2019[18] Gregorio Pérez 3 December 2019[19]
Deportivo Llacuabamba Roberto Tristán Resigned 5 December 2019[20] Néstor Clausen 10 January 2020[21]
Binacional Roberto Mosquera End of contract 15 December 2019[22] César Vigevani 1 January 2020[23]
Atlético Grau Wilmar Valencia Signed by Sport Huancayo 19 December 2019[7] Pablo Zegarra 8 January 2020[24]
Carlos Stein Juan Carlos Bazalar Mutual consent 20 December 2019[25] Orlando Lavalle 31 December 2019[26]
Binacional César Vigevani Resigned 10 February 2020[27] 8th Willy Escapa (caretaker) 11 February 2020[28]
Sporting Cristal Manuel Barreto Sacked 20 February 2020[29] 13th Jorge Soto (caretaker) 20 February 2020[30]
Jorge Soto End of caretaker spell 23 February 2020 14th Roberto Mosquera 23 February 2020[31]
Binacional Willy Escapa 24 February 2020 2nd Flabio Torres 24 February 2020[32]
Deportivo Llacuabamba Néstor Clausen Sacked 1 March 2020[33] 18th Néstor Otero 2 March 2020[34]
Cusco Javier Arce 3 March 2020[35] 17th Carlos Ramacciotti 5 March 2020[36]
Carlos A. Mannucci Juan Manuel Llop Mutual consent 7 March 2020[37] 14th Pablo Peirano 13 March 2020[38]
Alianza Lima Pablo Bengoechea Resigned 8 March 2020[39] 13th Mario Salas 16 March 2020[40]
Atlético Grau Pablo Zegarra Sacked 9 March 2020[41] 20th Rafael Castillo 9 March 2020[41]
Universitario Gregorio Pérez Mutual consent 12 June 2020[42] 4th

Torneo Apertura

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Universidad 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores[lower-alpha 1]
2 Ayacucho 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3 Binacional 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
4 Universitario 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
5 Melgar 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
6 Cienciano 6 3 0 3 13 9 +4 9
7 UTC 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
8 Cantolao 6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 9
9 Sport Huancayo 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
10 Sport Boys 6 2 2 2 14 15 −1 8
11 Universidad San Martín 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
12 Deportivo Municipal 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
13 Alianza Lima 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
14 Carlos A. Mannucci 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6
15 Universidad César Vallejo 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
16 Cusco 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6
17 Sporting Cristal 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
18 Carlos Stein 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
19 Deportivo Llacuabamba 6 1 1 4 10 16 −6 4
20 Atlético Grau 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide first place).
If two teams are tied in points for first place: 2) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. The Torneo Apertura winners will qualify for both the Playoffs and the 2021 Copa Libertadores provided they end among the top nine of the aggregate table at the end of the season.

Results
Home \ Away ALI AUH CAG AYA BIN CAN CAM STE CIE CUS LLA MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Lima — 2–3 1–0 — — — — — 1–0 — — — —
Alianza Universidad — — — — — 1–0 1–0 3–0 — — — — —
Atlético Grau — — — — — — — — 2–3 — — 1–1 0–0 —
Ayacucho 2–0 1–1 — — — — — — 2–1 — — — —
Binacional — — — — — — — 2–4 3–1 — — — — 1–0
Cantolao 1–0 0–2 — — — 2–1 — — — — — — —
Carlos A. Mannucci 1–1 — — — 0–1 — — 0–2 — — — — —
Carlos Stein — — 1–1 — 0–3 — — — — — — — 1–3
Cienciano — 1–4 — — — — — 5–2 — — — 4–0 —
Cusco — — — — 0–2 — — 3–1 — — 2–1 — — —
Deportivo Llacuabamba — — — 3–1 — — — — — — — 1–2 2–2
Deportivo Municipal — — — — — 2–0 1–1 — — — — — — 0–0
Melgar — — — — — — — — — 1–0 1–0 — 1–2 —
Sport Boys — — — — — 3–3 — 3–2 — — — 3–3 —
Sport Huancayo 1–0 — — — — 3–2 — 1–1 — — — — — —
Sporting Cristal — — — 0–1 — 3–2 — — — — 0–0 — — a —
Universidad César Vallejo — — — 0–2 — — — — 1–1 1–1 — — — —
Universidad San Martín — 1–2 — 3–1 2–2 — — — — — — — —
Universitario 2–0 — — — — — — — — 2–1 — 0–2 — —
UTC — — — — — — 2–1 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Apertura 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Torneo Clausura final
2 Apertura 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Apertura 5th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Apertura 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Apertura 9th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Apertura 11th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Apertura 13th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Apertura 15th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Apertura 17th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Apertura 19th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 October 2020. Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Apertura 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Torneo Clausura final
2 Apertura 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Apertura 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Apertura 8th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Apertura 10th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Apertura 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Apertura 14th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Apertura 16th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Apertura 18th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Apertura 20th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 October 2020. Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Torneo Clausura final
Group A winnersvGroup B winners

Aggregate table

Both stages (Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura) of the 2020 season will be aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine two of the teams that will qualify for the playoffs and the Copa Libertadores and three Copa Sudamericana qualifiers, as well as those to be relegated at the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Universidad 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Qualification for Playoffs and Copa Libertadores (stage TBD)
2 Ayacucho 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3 Binacional 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Universitario 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
5 Melgar 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
6 Cienciano 6 3 0 3 13 9 +4 9
7 UTC 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
8 Cantolao 6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 9
9 Sport Huancayo 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
10 Sport Boys 6 2 2 2 14 15 −1 8
11 Universidad San Martín 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
12 Deportivo Municipal 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
13 Alianza Lima 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
14 Carlos A. Mannucci 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6
15 Universidad César Vallejo 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
16 Cusco 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6
17 Sporting Cristal 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 Relegation to Liga 2
18 Carlos Stein 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
19 Deportivo Llacuabamba 6 1 1 4 10 16 −6 4
20 Atlético Grau 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide relegation).

Playoffs
  Semi-finals Finals
                         
 
 
   
 
 

Top goalscorers
As of 9 March 2020
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Lionard Pajoy Alianza Universidad 5
Aldair Rodríguez Binacional
3 Othoniel Arce Melgar 4
Danilo Carando Cusco
Jonathan Dos Santos Universitario
Osnar Noronha Carlos A. Mannucci
Sebastián Penco Sport Boys
Juan Romagnoli Cienciano
9 Mauro Guevgeozián UTC 3
Enzo Maidana Alianza Universidad
Joel Sánchez Melgar
Leandro Sosa Ayacucho
Marcio Valverde Sport Huancayo

Source: Soccerway

See also

References
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